# Trump urges Americans to accept higher gas prices as he escalates Iran rhetoric

https://mins.news/en/item/22560

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 20:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-urges-americans-accept-higher-gas-prices-he-escalates-iran-rhetoric-2026-08-14/

> President Donald Trump urged Americans on Friday to tolerate a modest rise in gasoline prices, describing it as the cost of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He also said he would soon announce a decision concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

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